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Brazil’s Bolsonaro and allies indicted in 2022 coup plot probe

Brazilian authorities have indicted the country’s former president Jair Bolsonaro, alongside 36 other individuals as part of the investigation into an alleged coup plot to keep power following the ...
NPR

Brazil's Bolsonaro ordered to wear ankle monitor ahead of trial

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — The ongoing feud between the U.S. and Brazil escalated on Friday after Brazil's Supreme Court ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro—an ally of Donald Trump—to wear an ...
Reuters

Brazil's ex-military chiefs told police Bolsonaro discussed coup in 2022, sources say

BRASILIA, March 5 (Reuters) - The former heads of Brazil's Army and Air Force have confirmed to federal police that ex-President Jair Bolsonaro discussed a draft decree to prevent the handover of ...
Reuters

Brazil set to widen lead as cleanest major power sector

LITTLETON, Colorado, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Brazil generated nearly 93% of its electricity from clean sources during the first nine months of 2023, up more than 2 percentage points from the same period in ...
NPR

Brazil's ex-President Jair Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for coup plot

Brazil's Supreme Court has sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and 3 months in prison for attempting a coup to stay in power after losing the 2022 election. Brazil's Supreme Court ...
The New York Times

Brazil Charges Bolsonaro With Plotting a Coup After 2022 Election Loss

Brazil’s attorney general accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of overseeing a scheme to try to hold on to power. The Supreme Court will decide whether he is arrested. By Jack Nicas Jack Nicas has ...
CNN

Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro barred from running for office for 8 years

Brazil’s highest electoral court has barred former President Jair Bolsonaro from running for political office until 2030, after finding him guilty of abusing his power and misusing public media during ...